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Cabinet Appoints
Brennan, Schearer
Governing Heads
Patrick Brennan and Joan
Schearer were appointed Chairman
of Tribunal and Judicial respec
tively at .the last meeting of Cab
inet this semester.
Charles Arnold, Frank Brown,
Jackson Freundlich, David Lundy,
Herbert Mendt, Gordon Miller, and
George Sample complete the Tri
bunal roster. •
Assisting Miss Schearer with Ju
dicial will be Mary Anderson, Lois
App,, Jeanne Barinott, Dorothy
Fischer, Barbara Morrison, Marie
Schahbacher, and Betty Steele.
Cleaning the slate for next se
mester, Cabinet voted to amend
the. Constitution to give the X-G-I
Club the right to send an ex-officio
representative to Cabinet.
All-College elections are set for
November 13 and 14• according to
the Elections Code presented to
Cabinet by Chairman Richard
Griffiths and approved by Cabinet.
Griffiths pointed, out that the new
code does not contain any restric
tions so far as the use of cars for
campaigning and the use of the
public address system is concerned.
ASTs Dick Bradley and Stanley
Burris volunteered to guard the
Lion Shrine against any would-be
vandals tomorrow night.
'Heading the Cabinet committee
to plan activities for freshman
-.week next semester is. Jack Seavy.
Other members -a the committee
are :Domenic Acciarri, Ann Baker,
Helm). Chapman, -._Robert Drick,
Larry Marcella, Catherine (Powell,
John- - Sidersky, Barbara Sthith,
and Bud Thomas.' • •
Bill'McGinn, .chairmarf of - the
flag cominittee,. announced that the
trustees of the College will reserve
the right . - to. approve or veto the
adaption of the winning design as
the College flag in the flag contest
being sponsored by Cabinet.
Vaughn Stapleton - reported that
letters. have been written to lead
ing agencies in an attempt to sign
atop name band for an all-College
dance • next semester. Albert
Green's name was added to Staple
ton's.-committee to investigate the
possibility of Cabinet sponsoring
the proposed dance.
Semi-Formal Pigskin Prom
Features Surprise Program
Intermission of the "Pigskin
"Pronl," Independent Student
• Council's semi-formal dance, in
',Recreation Hall 'from 9 o'clock
• until midnight tomorrow, will fea
t
. songs by the Lion - sires, a
men's quartet, and a surprise pro
gram, "Rem!niscing Through War
' time: State."
Members of the Lionaires are
William Christoffers, John Holmes,
Virgil Neilly, and Jack Nesbit.
.'• . Guy -Woods, professor of music, is
the quartet's accompanist. Virgil
Neilly will conduct the' surprise
reminiscing program. Martin Len
. nig will be master of ceremonies
for the entertainment.
Brad Hunt and his orchestra
wal supply the music for the af
'.' -fair. Vocalists with the orches
• tra are Jeannie Birdseye and Ed
die Myers.
Tickers, $2.60 per couple will be
• sold at the door. The $l.O stag
tickets are for alumni_ only, ac
cording to Florence Zankel, - social
chairinan. Booths are $a and may
be reserved by calling Robert
Who Took The Flags?
Approximately 15 pennants
- were taken from the /walls of
the' Sandwich Shop Saturday
night at Dry Dock, according to
June First, chairman of Dry
Dock Committee. These pen
nants were donated to Dry
Dock for the semester by stud
'erns. Bec'ause Miss First is re
sponsible for the return of
these pennants to their own
ers, she requests that the "tor
, rowed" pennants be returned
to Student Union.
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FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5, 1945-STATE COLLEGE, PENNA
Fall Graduates
Will Not Gef
Diplomas
• For the first time in the history
of the College, graduates this Fall
will come away from commence
ment exercises without their
treasured and traditicinal diplo
ma.
But nobody's upset about it,
says Registrar William S. Hoff
man, because of the circumr
stances. Ships returning from
England, source of the sheepskin,
are so loaded with veterans and
their equipment that the diploma
material had to be "bumped."
Even during the heaviest fight
ing, sheepskin . was delivered reg
ularly in returning lend-lease
vessels, Mr. Hoffman said, and
enabled the College to keep in
tact its record for delivering the
sheepskin at commencement time.
Nearly 32,000 have been award
(Continued on page five)
Rally To Star
Ex-Fullback
An All-College student-alumni
pep rally will be held at Recrea
tion Hall at 7:15 o'clock tonight.
ASTP's and V-12er's have been
granted open post to attend the
rally.
Spebial attraction of the eve
ning will be , an address by Earl E.
Hewitt Sr., 'O4: A
,former full
back on 'the Lion football team,
Mr. Hewitt 3;va,s - its captain &ix
ing
'The past` president of the Penn
State Alumni Association is now
a member of the Pennsylvania
State Legislature.
Also on the program is the in
troduction of the football squad
by . Coach Higgins. Vaughn Stap
leton will be master of ceremonies
for the evening. Blue Band will
supply the music, and cheerlead
ers wil be on hhild to lead the
songs and cheers.
natmen will lead a parade from
Recreation 'Hail to the Jordan
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BRAD HUNT
Moore, 3995, by 5 o'clock today.
Recreation Hall will be decor
ated with a blue-drop ceiling and
blue and white bunting for the
occasion. It has been announced
that the same decorator who hand
led the setting for. the - -"Winter
Ball" is in charge of decorating
the hall for the "Pigskin Prom."
Committee chairman for the
arair include: Mary Bitner, inter
mission program; Ephriam Cat
siff, orchestra; Michael Halekis
and Walter Pascoe, programs; Ir
ene Illingsworth, invitations to
chaperons; Jacqueline Ladoux,
publicity; Shirley. Lev'nson, dec
orations; Robert . Moore, finances;
and Florence Zankel, social ,
Published Weekly By The Daily Collegian Staff
'Pigskin Prom,' 'Blithe Spirit,' Game
To Highlight Homecoming Weekend
The return of traditional big weekends to the postwar college program and the first
peacetime Homecoming celebration will open tonight with a pep rally and bonfire in con
nection with the Colgate-Penn State football game.
Other highlights of the weekend include Players' produCtion "Blithe Spirit," facul
ty' talent night at Dry Dock, and Independent Student Council's semi-formal "Pig Skin
Prom."
The pep rally will featu
Players Stage
Coward Comedy
One of the highlights of Alum
ni Weekend, "Blithe Spirit," will
be presented by Players in
Schwab Auditorium at 7:30. a'-
clock tonight and tomorrow night.
The play is a highly improbable
sophisticated farce, done as only
Noel Coward can do a story.
Joseph Vispi, who will play the
part of Charles Condomine, play
boy-author, has a wealth of stage
experience backing' his perfor
mance in the 'current Players'
production. Before coming to the
College, he, had a speaking part
and danced in ballet scenes of the
Broadway version Of "RosaEn
da." During the summer of 1943
he appeared in summer stock pro
ductions at Lake Nuangala.
•
Vispi Plays Lead
Now as associate Player, Vispi
.has appeared in "Brother Rat"
ando,has -wor 7
tc;'and ,:'66Eigttue
lion crews for other shows.
'The .part of ,Huth, Charles' liv
ing wife, will , be played by Syd
ney Friedman who has been ac
tive in Players' for four semesters.
She has had parts in "Janie,"
"Twelfth Night," and "quest In
The House," besides working on
makeup ad sound crews and as
prompter, assistant designer, and
assistant director in other Play
ers' shows.
Sevast In Supporting Role
Well-known to Players' audi
ences for many years, Verna. Se
vast will portray Madame Arcati,
a fortune-teller. A graduate of
the class of '39, she was active in
the dramatic club throughout her
under-graduate days, and has kept
up her interest while working at
Central Extension. She will be re
membered for her parts in "Guest
In The House," "Papa Is All,"
"Ladies In Retirement," and "The
Father."
Dee Tames, an associate Player,
will take the part of, Elvira, Char
les'. dead wife. Adtive in the or
ganization for five - semesters, she
has had small parts in "Quality
Street" -and "Our Town," and has
worked as prompter and stage
manager in shows.
The part a Edith, a maid, will '
be' played by Libby Segal, secre
tary of Players. She has previous
ly appeared in one show, "Broth
er Rat" and has worked on .ad
vertising, makeup, paint, and light
crews in many others.
Portman Paget and Fanna
Brown will be seen as Dr. and
Mrs. Bradman. Miss Brown will
be making her debut as a Player,
while Paget, active for three se
mesters in the organization, will
be appearing in his sixth show.
Tic! hag been seen in "Our Town,"
"Twelfth Night," "Brother Rat,"
"The Haety Heart," and "Guest
In The House."
Exam Changes
The following changes have
been made , in the summer semes
ter examination schedule:
Eng 1 October 16 11 110 EE
Ger 1 October 15 1 124 Snarks
Ger 2 Octoher 15 1 316 Smirks
Ger 2t Octobetr 15 1 316 Sparks
Navy Sci 1 OetOber 13 3
Navy Sci 2a Oolober 18 8
Navy Sci 2b October 18 1
Navy Sei 3 'October 17 3
Conflicts in px.vrnitiTrarp.
shatili I , P reonrtarl to the sched
uling ."ffice, 108 Old Main, im
mediately.
re the Blue Band, Coach "Bob" Higgins and members of the
football team, and a talk by Earl E. Hewitt Sr., former football
captain, in Recreation Hall at 7:15 o'clock tonight. The rally will
end with a bonfire at the fertility plots. Jack Seavy is in charge of ar
rangements.
"Blithe Spirit," a Noel Coward comedy, will be presented by Play
ers in Schwab Auditorium at 7:30 o'clock tonight and tomorrow night.
Joseph Vispi, Sydney Friedman, and Dee James will portray the leads
Faculty talent will be featured at Dry Dock in the Old Main Sandwich
Shop 10 to 12 o'clock tonight.
Lion gridders will face Colgate at New Beaver Field 2 o'-clock
tomorrow afternoon. Both
freshman men and women
are required to wear their
customs to the pep rally and
to the game.
Brad Hunt and his orchestra
will come in from Pittsburgh to
play for the ISC dance in Recrea
tion Hall 9 to 12 o'clock tomor
row night. Jeannie Birdseye and
Eddie Myers do the vocalizing
with the band.
Fraternities housing V-12er's
will be open to visitors from 1 to
5 p.m. and - from 7 to 10 p.m. to
morrow and Sunday. Those
houses being used as Army bar
racks will admit guests from 1
to 5 p.m. tomorrow, from 7 to 10
tomorrow. and 4orn 1 to 5
.
BluenndWhite will be featured'
as the semi-formal's color scheme,
The dance committee announceSi
that stags will be welcome. Tick
ets at $2.50 a couple, and $1.25
stag will be sold at the door.
WSGA Senate has granted
all coeds 2 o'clock permis
sions tomorrow night. First
semester freshmen will re
ceive 12 o'clock permissions
tonight.
All fraternities are • eligible to
enter the Lawn Display contest
sponsored b y Interfraternity
Council. The house whose display
is judged best will be awarded
a trophy for permanent posses
sion. The name of the winning
fraternity will be announced at
the Colgate-Penn State football
game. This contest marks the re
turn of another premier tradition.
The State College Alumnae
Club, WSGA. Senate, and the
Office of the Dein of Women
will be the hostesses at a tea
for all alumnae •in Atherton
Hall 3 to 5 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. The traditional
cider party will be held in the
Old Main Sandwich Shop 8
o'clock tomorrow night.
. Alumni Association officials are
expecting a record number of for
mer students to return. The Al
umni golf tournament will begin
at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The executive board of the Al
umni Association is scheduled to
meet 5 o'clock this afternoon and
the Alumni Council will meet 9:30
tomorrow morning.
Bell To Head
Fall Collegian
Woodene Bell was named edi
tor of the Collegian for the fall
semester at the Collegian 'banquet
in the State College Hotel Satur
day night. The office of manag
ing editor will be held by Peggie
Weaver.
Business manager will be Mary
Louise Davey, and adveritising
manager will , be . ,Bosemarie Ghan
teUg,,NaTo.:wit.:*"!abtibad,bY:PliY-
llis Deal.
• Gloria Nerenberg will serve as
news editor. Women's editor is
Patricia. Turk. Mervin Will will
handle the post of feature editor,
and George Sample will fill the
office of sports editor.
Other new members of the edi
torial staff are: _ .
Senior board: Barbara Ilngra
ham and Audrey alyback.
• Junior board: Kay Krell, 'Lyn
ette Lundquist, Suzanne McCaul
ey, Caroline lVlariville, Lois Marks,
David Nalvin, Doris Stowe, Gwyn
neth Timmis and Jane Woibarst.
Reporters: Leon Aaron, Kay
Badollet, Larry Foster, Arlene
Greene,_Elsie Harwitz, Marilynn
Ruth Tisherman.
Lyon, Kay McCormick, A/S
Jackson Ried, Nancy - Sherriff,
Rth Tisherman.
.AST editor will be Pvt. Don
Shedd and V 42 editor is A/S
Fred Kecker.
Dry Dock Ends Tonight
After Seven Weeks Run
'Dry Dock will take its final bow
of the semester ton!ght after a
'successful seven-week run in the
Sandwich Shop, - Old Main. By
popular request the same ASTP
dance band that entertained last
week will be back to play between
10 and 12 o'clock. This week's
floor show performers have not
been disclosed by the Dry Dock
committee, but one of the high-'
lights will bo a community s!ng
led by a member of the faculty.
A new addition to the'wall mur
als now decorating Dry Dock was
promised by student artist Kay
Ryder and Morrie Hymowitz. It
is being especlally designed in
honor of the visiting alumni. Dry
Dock committee has requested
that alumni put their signatures
and class on the mural in ink when
they v!sit the 'Sandwich Shop.
When Dry Dock moves to its new
location next semester, the com
mittee plans to take the mural
along as a souvenir of "Home
coming Weekend 1945."
Approximately 4000 students,
faculty, and visitors have visited
Dry Dock, Penn State's campus
night club, since it was re-opened
this semester. Each week volun
teer performers representing both
students and faculty have put on
a floor show. The Army and Navy
units stationed at the College put
on their own shows which drew
capacity crowds.
Student
Union Poll 1
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
X-G-I Club To Meet;
Turek Sets }Committees
Commander Wesley Turek an
nounced the next meeting of X-
G-I Club in 405 Old Main,7:3o
p. The meeting will b of a
business nature with plans for
next semester to be discussed.
Committees appointed for the
coming semester include, Thomas
Turnbull, chairman, Roland Engle;
Richard Machey, Rehabilitation
committee; Eugene Fulmer, chair
man, Jack Sack, Gordon Mier,
Membership committee; William
Duetsch, chairman, Dick Berge,
Virgil Neilly, William Landy, Soc
ial committee.
Gerald Cooke, chairman, Visi
ting committee; Mervin Wile,
chairman Publicity committee;
Stanley Cohen, chairman, Pos
ter committee; Sherman Pauer,
chairman Americanism committee.